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Biographical entry Cruickshank, Fletcher Donaldson (1908 - 1990)

Born

3 July 1908Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Died

October 1990

Occupation

Physicist

Summary

Fletcher Cruickshank worked in the physics department at the University of Tasmania from 1930-1973, rising through the ranks from senior demonstrator to reader. He helped in the Optical Munitions Panel during World War II. After the war he continued in optical research and collaborated with Waterworth Brothers.